FKIE_CVE-2014-2270

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-03-14 15:55 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:06
Severity
Summary
softmagic.c in file before 5.17 and libmagic allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and crash) via crafted offsets in the softmagic of a PE executable.
References
security@debian.orghttp://bugs.gw.com/view.php?id=313Broken Link, Patch
security@debian.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00034.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@debian.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00037.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@debian.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00084.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@debian.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.htmlThird Party Advisory
security@debian.orghttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/473Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
security@debian.orghttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/504Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
security@debian.orghttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/505Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
security@debian.orghttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443Third Party Advisory
security@debian.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2873Third Party Advisory
security@debian.orghttp://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
security@debian.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2162-1Third Party Advisory
security@debian.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2163-1Third Party Advisory
security@debian.orghttps://github.com/file/file/commit/447558595a3650db2886cd2f416ad0beba965801Patch, Third Party Advisory
security@debian.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.gw.com/view.php?id=313Broken Link, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00034.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00037.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00084.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/473Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/504Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/505Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2873Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2162-1Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2163-1Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/file/file/commit/447558595a3650db2886cd2f416ad0beba965801Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-08Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
file_project file *
php php *
php php *
debian debian_linux 6.0
debian debian_linux 7.0
debian debian_linux 8.0
canonical ubuntu_linux 10.04
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.10
canonical ubuntu_linux 13.10
opensuse opensuse 11.4
opensuse opensuse 12.3
opensuse opensuse 13.1
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